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A directional tuning map of Drosophila elementary motion detectors

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  • Matthew S. Maisak

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

  • Juergen Haag

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

  • Georg Ammer

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

  • Etienne Serbe

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

  • Matthias Meier

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

  • Aljoscha Leonhardt

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

  • Tabea Schilling

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

  • Armin Bahl

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

  • Gerald M. Rubin

    (Janelia Farm Research Campus)

  • Aljoscha Nern

    (Janelia Farm Research Campus)

  • Barry J. Dickson

    (Institute of Molecular Pathology, 1030 Vienna, Austria)

  • Dierk F. Reiff

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
    Present address: Institute Biology 1, Albert-Ludwigs University, 79085 Freiburg, Germany.)

  • Elisabeth Hopp

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

  • Alexander Borst

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany)

Abstract

This study uses calcium imaging to show that T4 and T5 neurons are divided in specific subpopulations responding to motion in four cardinal directions, and are specific to ON versus OFF edges, respectively; when either T4 or T5 neurons were genetically blocked, tethered flies walking on air-suspended beads failed to respond to the corresponding visual stimuli.

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  • Matthew S. Maisak & Juergen Haag & Georg Ammer & Etienne Serbe & Matthias Meier & Aljoscha Leonhardt & Tabea Schilling & Armin Bahl & Gerald M. Rubin & Aljoscha Nern & Barry J. Dickson & Dierk F. Reif, 2013. "A directional tuning map of Drosophila elementary motion detectors," Nature, Nature, vol. 500(7461), pages 212-216, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:500:y:2013:i:7461:d:10.1038_nature12320
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12320
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    1. Kit D. Longden & Edward M. Rogers & Aljoscha Nern & Heather Dionne & Michael B. Reiser, 2023. "Different spectral sensitivities of ON- and OFF-motion pathways enhance the detection of approaching color objects in Drosophila," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-22, December.

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